NEWPORT, R.I., July 5 (UPI) -- Top-seeded American John Isner rolled to a first-round victory Tuesday at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, dispatching Slovak Karol Beck.
The 6-foot-9 Isner logged 10 aces en route to the 6-3, 6-2 win over Beck on the grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.
Isner now advances to face Frenchman Arnaud Clement.
The news wasn't so good, however, for fourth-seeded American Ryan Sweeting. He was on the short end of 6-4, 6-2 decision to Australian Matthew Ebden.
Two other seeded players also were bounced -- No. 3 Igor Kunitsyn of Russia fell to qualifier Jimmy Wang of Taipei 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, while No. 7 Michael Berrer was bested by former Top 5 star Tommy Haas 7-6 (11-9), 6-4.
Also Tuesday, eighth-seeded German Tobias Kamke got by British qualifier Alex Bogdanovic 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, and Nicolas Mahut advanced with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Argentine Sebastian Decoud.
Mahut will next face Belgium's Olivier Rochus, last year's Newport runner-up.
